{"id":114985,"date":"2025-06-18T05:30:54","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T02:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lamaisonestates.com\/?p=114985"},"modified":"2025-06-18T05:30:54","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T02:30:54","slug":"tourist-arrivals-rise-by-nearly-14-in-may-2025-driven-by-uk-and-israeli-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lamaisonestates.com\/ru\/tourist-arrivals-rise-by-nearly-14-in-may-2025-driven-by-uk-and-israeli-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourist Arrivals Rise by Nearly 14% in May 2025, Driven by UK and Israeli Markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"249\" data-end=\"529\">Cyprus saw a notable rise in tourism during May 2025, with tourist arrivals increasing by 13.7% compared to the same month last year. Data released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus shows that a total of 479,160 visitors entered the country in May, up from 421,400 in May 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"717\">Cumulatively, from January through May 2025, tourist arrivals reached 1,344,486\u2014marking a 14.9% year-on-year increase from the 1,170,214 visitors recorded during the same period in 2024.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"719\" data-end=\"741\">Key Source Markets<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"935\">The United Kingdom continued to dominate as Cyprus\u2019s primary source of incoming tourism, contributing 37.4% of total arrivals for the month of May, with 179,150 visitors. This was followed by:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"1109\">\n<li data-start=\"936\" data-end=\"970\">\n<p data-start=\"938\" data-end=\"970\">Israel: 9.4% (45,249 visitors)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"971\" data-end=\"1005\">\n<p data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1005\">Poland: 7.7% (36,800 visitors)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1006\" data-end=\"1041\">\n<p data-start=\"1008\" data-end=\"1041\">Germany: 6.2% (29,938 visitors)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1042\" data-end=\"1076\">\n<p data-start=\"1044\" data-end=\"1076\">Sweden: 4.8% (22,924 visitors)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1077\" data-end=\"1109\">\n<p data-start=\"1079\" data-end=\"1109\">Greece: 3.7% (17,591 visitors)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"1111\" data-end=\"1132\">Purpose of Travel<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1134\" data-end=\"1466\">Holidaymaking remained the primary motivation for visits, accounting for 81.2% of tourist arrivals in May 2025. A further 11.1% of tourists were visiting friends or relatives, while 7.6% traveled for business purposes. These figures compare to May 2024, when 83.7% visited for leisure, 9.8% for social visits, and 6.3% for business.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1507\">Outbound Travel by Cyprus Residents<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1651\">The number of Cypriot residents returning from trips abroad during May 2025 totaled 143,296\u2014a slight decline of 0.5% from 144,042 in May 2024.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1653\" data-end=\"1820\">Greece was the top destination for returning residents, accounting for 28.3% (40,494), followed by the United Kingdom with 8.1% (11,555), and Italy with 7.1% (10,202).<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"2004\">The majority of Cypriot travelers\u201466.9%\u2014returned from trips taken for holiday purposes. Business travel accounted for 29.7%, while 2.3% traveled for study and 1.1% for other reasons.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1822\" data-end=\"2004\"><em data-start=\"220\" data-end=\"247\">Source: Stockwatch.com.cy<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyprus saw a notable rise in tourism during May 2025, with tourist arrivals increasing by 13.7% compared to the same month last year. Data released by the Statistical Service of Cyprus shows that a total of 479,160 visitors entered the country in May, up from 421,400 in May 2024. 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